{"id":3895,"date":"2024-05-01T16:22:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T16:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trevorgreenwood.co.uk\/tg\/?page_id=3895"},"modified":"2024-05-02T10:21:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T10:21:38","slug":"letter-1-12-45","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trevorgreenwood.co.uk\/tg\/december-1945\/letter-1-12-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter 1.12.45"},"content":{"rendered":"

No. 7925934. Sgt. Greenwood.
\nC Sqdn, 9th Battn R.T.R.
\nB.A.O.R.<\/p>\n

1.12.45<\/p>\n

My Darling, I am now definitely on my way home… and this is the last time I will use the address of the 9th R.T.R. I am writing from the transit camp at Hannover where we arrived at 3.30pm. We are staying here the night, and departing sometime in the morning by train – and I believe we will go straight through to Calais – a twenty-four hour journey.<\/p>\n

Most of this morning was devoted to farewells… rather hilarious farewells. Most of the fellows left behind are in fairly low groups – (up to 26) so they will be following us into civvy street within 8 weeks or so. <\/p>\n

There are about forty eight of us in this 9th release party – most of them fellows with whom I joined up. We represent practically all that is left of the original unit. Three or four of the lads were very drunk when we departed from the 9th at 2.30 – but they were taken care of… and seem to have recovered this evening.<\/p>\n

I feel very queer, darling… I have never before come home to you with a one-way ticket: It is a lovely experience.<\/p>\n

I love you Jess…
\nAlways – Trevy.<\/p>\n

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